Category: Leadership & Management

When rounding sparked improvements, per 4 chief nursing officers

Rounding the floor with front-line nurses and staff is more than just a management practice for leaders to show face — it is a vital tool for connecting with employees and driving meaningful change. 

Children's hospital CEOs: Their paths to the top

What pathways lead to becoming a children’s hospital CEO? WittKieffer, an executive search and leadership advisory firm based in Oak Brook, Ill., sought to answer this question with its recent survey of those at the helm of children’s hospitals. 

4 health policy issues to watch

This month, Congress will need to pass a funding bill to avoid an Oct. 1 government shutdown after the end of the 2024 fiscal year.

Health system CEOs invest big in patient experience

Consumerism trends are rising to the forefront in healthcare, and system CEOs are making big investments to meet patient expectations.

Why some Gen Z workers are clashing with management

Studies have shown organizations view their younger employees as the most challenging to work with, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 2.

Why RWJBarnabas is embracing triad leadership

A triad leadership model — which often unites a nurse, physician and quality or administrative leader — is gaining traction among health systems as they work to streamline operations and improve outcomes amid an increasingly complex healthcare env…

How UCSF Health works to create staff opportunities

San Francisco-based UCSF Health is a 1,290-bed system with multiple hospitals and annual revenue of more than $5 billion. How does CEO Suresh Gunasekaran maintain engagement and collaboration throughout the organization?

Texas hospital board president files defamation lawsuit

Wallace Dunn, president of the Odessa, Texas-based Ector County Hospital District Board, filed a defamation lawsuit Aug. 27 after HIPAA violation claims were made against him on social media.

Meet this Tennessee hospital's 1st female CEO

Lisa Lovelace became Cleveland, Tenn.-based Vitruvian Health-Bradley Medical Center’s first female CEO on Aug. 1, returning to her hometown and former workplace.

Opinion: Why We Must Learn from the Peak 65 Zone, Or Break American Healthcare

If 2024 is the year you turn 65, you’re not alone. Research suggests that 2024 marks the beginning of the “Peak 65 Zone,” with more Americans turning 65 this year than at any other time in history.